Re: Weapon Efficency

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

	In the WW II bombs, 15% of the fissile material underwent fission.
By the late 1960s, this had been increased to 20%.

Bernard L. Cohen
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University of Pittsburgh
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Engelhard, Sam wrote:

> What is the percentage of material that is actually converted to energy  in
> a nuclear explosion?
>  ie. Pu/U,  H-3 
> 
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> Sam Engelhard
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